Right-wing activist and close ally of President Trump, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 10 while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University. In a statement made on Truth Social, President Trump confirmed Charlie's death, writing: "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead." He continued: "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"

News broke of the shooting around 12:30 p.m. MST. A spokeswoman, Ellen Treanor, for Utah Valley University shared that Kirk was struck about 20 minutes after he started speaking on the c

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